Cave Beer’s extinct lessons can save the bears at risk

Being extinct can help protect today’s bears. New research suggests that the cave bear once again was more common for the climate change and the shared pressure of human competition. It offers a rigorous warning for modern bear protection strategies.

Dr. Jennifer Jones at the University of Central Lancashire, with researchers from Spain’s colleagues, researchers from Serbia and University College London (UCL), analyzes Bone collagen from cave beer, found in Elyitarina Pena in the cave in Serbia. This dissertation has appeared in the journal Environmental Archeology.

After a research program, he concluded that although the cave’s bears were mostly victims of herbs, they pulled a wide range of plants from different environments. This is a proof of environmental flexibility that challenges the previous theory that he was tough in his diet.

Despite their ability to adjust their diet and adapt to various residences, cave beers could not escape the rapid environmental shifts and resources brought by the last ice age 20,000 years ago. Researchers behind the study have warned that our current danger can be drawn parallel among the dangers posed by species of bear.

Today, six species of the world’s six bears, including many European brown population, are weak or in danger.

In Europe, only an estimated 17,000-20,000 brown bears are left, scattered in more than 20 countries. Many people are now isolated in scattered residences and faces many risks, including the growing effects of shrinking wild places, human conflicts, illegal hunting and climate change.

The study supports the theory that the outbreak of the species is often from the intersection of a number of pressure rather than a single purpose. So it has now highlighted the urgent need to reduce these pressures if we want to make sure that generations like brown bear have places, resources and genetic diversity to survive in the future.

“Our studies have shown that cave beers are flexible and can adapt to more local conditions than previously thought, but when widespread climate change was not combined with human expansion.”

“We need to acknowledge that the bear’s species is not enough to survive, if threats against them continue to increase.

“The more pressure we put on today’s wildlife, such as the decline in the aggressive residence, the climate change and the ongoing human conflict, is less likely to survive.”